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1701 In Architecture
The year 1701 in architecture involved some significant events. Events *Sir John Vanbrugh begins work on a house for himself, known as " Goose-pie House" (demolished 1898). At around the same time, he begins work on Castle Howard. Buildings and structures Buildings completed * Benjamin Cole House, Swansea, Massachusetts *Bevis Marks Synagogue, London, England (first synagogue built in England) *Dubdi Monastery, West Sikkim, India * Església de Sant Esteve de Bixessarri, Andorra *Hopetoun House, South Queensferry, Scotland, by William Bruce (begun 1699) * Approximate date - Collegiate Church of Saint Magdalena and Saint Stanisław in Poznań, Poland (begun 1651) Births *February – Johann Baptist Martinelli, Austrian architect and constructor of Italian descent (died 1754) *April 9 – Giambattista Nolli, Italian architect and surveyor (died 1756) *June – Nicolai Eigtved, leading proponent of the French rococo style in Danish architecture (died 1754) *November 10 – Joha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poznań
Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint John's Fair (''Jarmark Świętojański''), traditional Saint Martin's croissants and a local dialect. Among its most important heritage sites are the Renaissance Old Town, Town Hall and Gothic Cathedral. Poznań is the fifth-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. As of 2021, the city's population is 529,410, while the Poznań metropolitan area (''Metropolia Poznań'') comprising Poznań County and several other communities is inhabited by over 1.1 million people. It is one of four historical capitals of medieval Poland and the ancient capital of the Greater Poland region, currently the administrative capital of the province called Greater Poland Voivodeship. Poznań is a center of trade, sports, education, technology and touri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1701 Works
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'' (film), a 2009 film whose working title was ''17'' * ''Seventeen'' (2019 film), a Spanish drama film Television * ''Seventeen'' (TV drama), a 1994 UK dramatic short starring Christien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1774 In Architecture
The year 1774 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * Hammond-Harwood House in Annapolis, Maryland, designed by William Buckland is begun and largely completed before the architect's death, the only surviving example of American colonial architecture based on a design by Palladio. * Original construction of Château de Bénouville in Normandy, designed by Claude Nicolas Ledoux is completed. * Royal Crescent in Bath, England, designed by John Wood, the Younger is completed. * Dundas House in New Town, Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by William Chambers, is completed. * Gatcombe Park in Gloucestershire, England is completed (much later and after reconstruction the private country home of Anne, Princess Royal). * Clifton House, Belfast in the north of Ireland, a poorhouse designed by Mr Cooley, is opened. * Włodawa Synagogue in Poland is completed. * Basilica church of Santissima Annunziata Maggiore, Naples, designed by Luigi Van ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Maria Preti
Francesco Maria Preti (1701-1774) was an Italian architect of the late-Baroque period. He was born in Castelfranco Veneto near Treviso. He trained in the University of Brescia, and returned to rebuild ''Santa Maria Assunta e San Liberale'', the cathedral of Castelfranco. A posthumous treatise on the ''Elements of Architecture'' was printed in Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The isla ... in 1780. He also designed a theater in Castelfranco. He designed a number of parochial churches nearby in Valla, Salvatronda, Caselle, and Tombolo. References * {{DEFAULTSORT:Preti, Francesco Maria 1701 births 1774 deaths 18th-century Italian architects Italian Baroque architects Architects from Veneto Italian architecture writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1763 In Architecture
The year 1763 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * April 3 – Foundation stone of the church of La Madeleine, Paris laid; the original design, commissioned in 1757 from Pierre Contant d'Ivry, will not be completed. * Chapel for Clare Hall in the University of Cambridge (England) designed by Sir James Burrough. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * May 14 – Nuovo Teatro Pubblico in Bologna, designed by Antonio Galli Bibiena, opened. * July 24 – Požega Cathedral, Požega, Croatia, consecrated. * December 2 – Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island, designed by Peter Harrison, dedicated. * St Cecilia's Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by Robert Mylne, opened. Buildings completed * Börringe Castle, Sweden. . * Church of St. Mary Magdalene, |
Johann Joseph Couven
Johann Joseph Couven (10 November 1701 – 12 September 1763) was a German Baroque architect. He was born in Aachen, where he also died. His legacy includes several religious and secular buildings in Germany (mostly in or near Aachen, e.g. Burtscheid Abbey church), Belgium (a.o. in Eupen and Liège) and the Netherlands (in Vaals, Houthem-Sint Gerlach and Oud-Valkenburg Oud-Valkenburg (''English: Old-Falkenburg'') is a village in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is located in the municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, and has about 115 inhabitants. Although small, Oud-Valkenburg counts several monuments, among ...). 1701 births 1763 deaths German Baroque architects People from Aachen {{Germany-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicolai Eigtved
Nicolai Eigtved, also known as Niels Eigtved (4 June 1701 – 7 June 1754) was a Danish architect. He introduced and was the leading proponent of the French rococo or late baroque style in Danish architecture during the 1730s–1740s. He designed and built some of the most prominent buildings of his time, a number of which still stand to this day. He also played an important role in the establishment of the Royal Danish Academy of Art (''Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi''), and was its first native-born leader. Youth and early training He was born Niels Madsen on the farm in the village of Egtved in the parish of Haraldsted on the island of Zealand, Denmark to Mads Nielsen and Dorthe Hansdatter. He was trained locally as a gardener, and was promoted to a position at the Frederiksberg Palace Gardens ca. 1720. In July 1723 he got an opportunity to travel out of the country as a royal gardening apprentice. He travelled to Berlin and Dresden, among other places in Germany, earne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1756 In Architecture
The year 1756 in architecture involved some significant events. Events *Greek Revival architecture appears in the window design for Nuneham House in Oxfordshire, England, by Stiff Leadbetter. *John Smeaton produces the first high-quality cement using hydraulic lime since Roman times for construction of the third Eddystone Lighthouse (completed 1759). Buildings and structures Buildings *Replacement Catherine Palace, Tsarskoye Selo in Russia, designed by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, is completed. *Klov Palace, Kiev in Russia, probably designed by Gottfried Schädel and Pyotr Neyelov, is completed. *Replacement Basilica of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Chełm in Poland, designed by Paweł Fontana, is completed. *Reconstruction of Abbot's Palace (Oliwa) in Gdańsk, Poland, is completed. *Newbridge, now Old Bridge, Pontypridd in Wales, designed by William Edwards, is completed. *St Andrew's in the Square, Glasgow, Scotland, designed by Allan Dreghorn, is completed. *Octagon Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giambattista Nolli
Giambattista Nolli (or Giovanni Battista) pril 9, 1701 – July 3, 1756 was an Italian architect and surveyor. He is best known for his ichnographic plan of Rome, the ''Pianta Grande di Roma'' which he began surveying in 1736 and engraved in 1748, and now universally known as the Nolli Map. The map is composed of 12 copper plate engravings that together measure by . It was produced and published in response to the commission of Pope Benedict XIV to survey Rome in order to help create demarcations for the 14 traditional ''rioni'' or districts. It was by far the most accurate description of Rome produced to date at a time when the architectural achievement of the Papacy was in full flower. Biography Born in 1701 in Castiglione d'Intelvi (Como), he moved to Rome thanks to the patronage of members of the patrician Albani and Corsini families. As an architect, he worked on the churches of Sant'Alessio on the Aventine Hill (1743) and Santa Dorotea in Trastevere (1751–175 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1754 In Architecture
The year 1754 in architecture involved some significant events. Buildings and structures Buildings * The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, Moravia, finished and consecrated. * King's Chapel, in Boston, Massachusetts, designed by Peter Harrison (architect), Peter Harrison, completed. * Wieskirche (Pilgrimage church of Wies) in Steingaden, Bavaria, designed by Johann Baptist Zimmermann and Dominikus Zimmermann, completed. * Versailles Cathedral in France, designed by Jacques Hardouin-Mansart de Sagonne, completed and consecrated August 24. * Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (''Catedral-Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar'') in Zaragoza, Aragon, begun to the design of Francisco Herrera the Younger in 1681 in architecture, 1681 and continued by Felipe Sánchez, completed by Ventura Rodríguez. * Stroganov Palace in Saint Petersburg, designed by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, completed. * Pavillon du Butard in France, designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel for Louis XV of France, Loui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johann Baptist Martinelli
Johann Baptist Martinelli or Giovanni Battista Martinelli (February 1701 – June 21, 1754) was an Austrian architect and of Italian descent. He was born in Vienna, the son of architect Franz Martinelli. In cooperation with his brother Anton Erhard Martinelli, he designed the plans of several baroque churches in the Habsburg empire, including the church in Grossweikersdorf, the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Blaj and the church in Dunaalmás. He also designed several mansions among which the one in Dolná Krupá. He died in his native city of Vienna, aged 53. See also * Bratislava Castle Bratislava Castle ( sk, Bratislavský hrad, ; german: Pressburger Burg; hu, Pozsonyi vár) is the main castle of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on an isolated rocky hill ... References Jana Šulcová - Drei Kapitel aus der Baugeschichte des Schlosses Dolná Krupá* Marius Porumb: ''Catedrala Sfânta Treime din Blaj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
